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Its ruling applies to all travel insurance policies issued before October 13, with policies booked after that date assessed individually.

Insurance Council of Australia spokesman Campbell Fuller said the situation varied from policy to policy and holidaymakers should read their travel insurance policy carefully to see how an issue like industrial action was treated.

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"In some policies the reasons for cancellation of an airline flight, giving rise to a travel insurance claim, may need to be 'unforeseen' - check with your insurer about how your policy will operate if your flight is cancelled due to protracted and predictable industrial action," he said.

Travel insurance compensates a traveller for a loss incurred as a result of defined events and travellers disrupted as a result of a cancelled airline flight must have incurred a loss in order to make a claim.

"Generally, if an airline rebooks the traveller on a different flight, or pays compensation to the traveller, it's likely that no loss has been incurred," Mr Fuller said.

"We recommend that policy holders contact their insurer to see if they are covered before they incur any expenses that they hope to claim."

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Comments on this story

KofBrisvegas Posted at 9:47 AM October 25, 2011

Yep just checked my policy for an OS trip we are taking... not covered.... you stupid union members aren't doing yourselves any favours by this strike action!!!! you are only going to cost jobs, what are they thinking in this economic climate!! surely they knew what the pay rate was when the took the job?????

Judy Posted at 8:51 AM October 25, 2011

It's not the cancelled QANTAS flight that's the problem - it's the missed connections.. Yes, QANTAS will refund or re-book you but the airline you're travelling with after that has no requirement to do the same. Personally, I've cancelled the QANTAS flight I had booked and am now travelling on Virgin for the domestic section of my trip next month. How pathetic that I have to do so!

dw of Adelaide Posted at 8:30 AM October 25, 2011

These unions need to be stopped, they're destroying Australian business through their greed.

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